Evidence based? The past 20 years have seen great advances in clinical medicine because of the requirement of an evidential basis. But now, the CDC can’t say “evidence based”?

Donald Trump’s administration has reportedly banned the Center for Disease Control from using seven words and phrases, including “science-based” and “transgender,” in documents it is working on for next year’s budget. In an astounding move, officials at the CDC were told in a Thursday meeting they were not to use certain words, a policy analyst told…

Public scrutiny of Republican Roy Moore is higher than ever as the Alabama Senate race enters its final days. And given the candidate’s long history of using religion to comment on issues like slavery and abortion, there’s a lot of material comb through. On Thursday, for example, his answer to a September question about the last…

President Trump, who faces the possibility of testimony from Michael Flynn that would directly implicate him in special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe, has long denied that his team colluded with Russians but has expressed longstanding admiration for Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin. Long before the November 2016 vote, Trump told Bill O’Reilly on Fox News in June…

Freddie Mercury has been best known as one of the rock world’s most versatile and engaging performers, especially famous for his mock operatic masterpiece “Bohemian Rhapsody.” Mercury died at the age of 45 on Nov. 24, 1991, at his home in Kensington, London. The official cause of death was revealed to be bronchial pneumonia resulting from…

You might have a type—a certain look that you’re attracted to. But have you ever wondered why a given type is your type? New research shows your parents might have more to do with your taste than you think. Previous studies have shown that we might choose mates who are similar to our parents, a theory…